Quartiere VI - San Lorenzo

San Lorenzo is a district shaped by contrast and resilience. Born as a working-class and industrial area at the edge of Rome’s historic center, it has retained a strong material identity, marked by brick, iron, worn plaster, and the visible traces of everyday life.

Deeply affected by the bombings of 1943, San Lorenzo carries a layered memory that is both fragile and uncompromising. Its streets, workshops, and façades reveal surfaces altered by time, use, and reconstruction, offering a different rhythm of observation compared to Rome’s monumental core.

This photographic series focuses on overlooked details within the district: textures, fragments, and signs that emerge only through close attention. Some of the prints from this body of work are currently on display at B&B Hotel Roma San Lorenzo, creating a dialogue between the neighborhood’s lived history and its contemporary presence.